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Burma govt. hopes for Rangoon-Myitkyina rail upgrade – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/burma-govt-hopes-rangoon-myitkyina-rail-upgrade.html VIENTIANE — Burma’s government wants to upgrade the country’s main railway line from Rangoon to Myitkyina, the capital...

As Burma’s northern war intensifies, tough times for Kachin women – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/22763 LAIZA, Kachin State—At a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) checkpoint three or so miles up a hill behind Laiza,...

No saying no to rehab in KIO territory – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=23124 LAIZA, Kachin State — After 10 minutes talking about her arrest and detention by the Kachin Independence Army...

Distrust and displacement on Kachin frontline – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=23115 LAJA YANG, Kachin State—The dry daytime heat succumbs to a balmy dusk cool, setting the tree-lined valley in...